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		[Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park
		October 27th 1914.]

Present		All the Directors except Dr. Baxter and Mr. Green.

Minutes		The Minutes of the last meeting were read and
		confirmed.

Ireland		Messrs Coffey and Halsall reported their visit to
		Northampton and could not recommend either
		of the Southampton backs. They however spoke
		very favourably of Hughes the outside right and
		Lockett the centre forward of Northampton and
		Messrs Kirkwood and Coffey were deputed to see them
		play on Saturday next and report.

Clark		Mr. Clayton was deputed to see this Glenavon player
		also Nixon play at Swansea on Saturday next and
		report.

Liddell		The Secretary reported his visit to North Shields
		that he was not impressed with the play of Liddell
		but he was favourably impressed with the play of
		Lee centre forward and Taylor left half back of North
		Shields.

Financial	The Secretary reported that a Meeting of the Clubs had
Assistance	been convened for Friday next at the Grand Hotel,
Scheme		Manchester, at 2:30 p.m. The Chairman and he
		were instructed to represent the Club.
		The Secretary reported that the players whilst consenting
		to the reductions in their salaries had declined to
		sign the new agreements authorising the same.